FBI tries to unmask owner of archive.is

Re:FBI tries to unmask owner of archive.is by 4cidBurn on Thursday November 06, 2025 @12:11PM (#45837518)

The FBI is targeting Archive.is, a botnet-powered archive that has operated openly for years. What a fascinating mix of tech and legal exposure.

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Re:FBI tries to unmask owner of archive.is by edm0nd on Thursday November 06, 2025 @12:57PM (#45838125)

They are probably just using proxies to scrape from and not directly or knowingly using proxies supplied by botnets.

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Re:FBI tries to unmask owner of archive.is by 4cidBurn on Thursday November 06, 2025 @01:11PM (#45838341)

Knowingly or not, they're still an accomplice. They're basically the getaway driver for cached webpages. /s

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Re:FBI tries to unmask owner of archive.is by BriggyDwiggs42 on Thursday November 06, 2025 @02:38PM (#45839343)

Wait why should we have a problem with this?

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Re:FBI tries to unmask owner of archive.is by 4cidBurn on Thursday November 06, 2025 @03:12PM (#45839803)

We don’t have a problem. That was sarcasm.

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Re:FBI tries to unmask owner of archive.is by BriggyDwiggs42 on Thursday November 06, 2025 @10:36PM (#45843326)

Sorry im stupid

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